2007 SATURN ION Complaints

I WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AT APPROX. 15 MPH WHEN THE ALERT CHIME, PWR STEERING DISPLAY AND THE ACTUAL POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THE CAR JOLTED AS IF I HAD BEEN REAR ENDED AND I HAD TO PULL OVER. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS ON THE ROAD; STEERING WAS DIFFICULT. I MANAGED TO TURN AROUND, HEADED HOME AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN I RESTARTED THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING WAS FULLY FUNCTIONAL. I DROVE TO THE STORE AS ORIGINALLY INTENDED AND IT WENT OUT AGAIN AS I WAS TURNING INTO THE PARKING LOT. SAME ISSUE - FULLY FUNCTIONAL WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON THEN GOES OUT AS I AM DRIVING. I RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND HAVE READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. IS THIS MECHANICAL FAILURE BEING RECALLED? IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE IT IS A VEHICLE MAINTENANCE ISSUE. SOMEONE NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING. *TR

LATTER PART OF JULY, STRONG GASOLINE ODOR NOTICED AROUND CAR, THOUGHT JUST BECAUSE I HAD JUST FILLED UP, NO LEAKING ON GROUND NOTICED. WITHIN A WEEK, STRONGER SMELL NOTICED, VISIBLE SIGNS OF GAS ON DRIVEWAY. PARKED CAR, NOT DRIVING TRYING TO FIND SOURCE, DISAPPEARED. STARTED DRIVING AGAIN, GAS MILEAGE OFF AND ENGINE SLUGGISH. DRIVING DAUGHTER FROM BIRTH OF FIRST GRANDSON, PASSING DRIVER TOLD ME SOMETHING WAS POURING FROM UNDER OF MY CAR, CONTINUED TO DRIVE DAUGHTER/NEWBORN HOME, THEN MY HOME. CONTACTED MECHANIC FRIEND, TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FUEL MODULE FOR 2006 IONS,THAT I SHOULD LET GM TAKE CARE OF IT. I CONTACTED THEM, GAVE VIN NUMBER, EXPLAINED WHAT I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC. BUT SINCE I AM IN WEST VIRGINIA, VIN NOT INCLUDED. BOUGHT CAR USED JULY 2010, 19056 MILES, CASH $10,900. NOT TOLD BY DEALER A POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH FUEL MODULE, RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN ISSUED. HUSBAND HAS CANCER, ONLY USED TO GO TO DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS/CHEMOTHERAPY. TOLD BY GM TO SET UP APPOINTMENT WITH NEAREST DEALERSHIP, THEM DIAGNOSE IT, MAYBE THEY COULD GET AN EXCEPTION BECAUSE OF WV NOT BEING LISTED. CONTACTED NEAREST GM DEALERSHIP, TRIED TO SET UP APPOINTMENT TELLING THEM PROBLEM, STATING DIAGNOSIS TO BE PAID OUT OF POCKET, THEY WOULD CONTACT SOMEONE IF IT WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL, BUT IN THEIR EXPERIENCE THERE WAS NEVER AN EXCEPTION MADE. ALLINCLUDE ALL IONS WITH THIS PROBLEM, NO MATTER THE STATE OF ORIGIN. IF THERE IS A PROBLEM IN ONE STATE, SEEMS LOGICAL THAT WOULD BE THE SAME PROBLEM EVERYWHERE, SAME PARTS/MANUFACTURERS USED NO MATTER WHERE MADE. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO FIRE WITH MY DAUGHTER OR NEWBORN GRANDSON INSIDE, OR MY ILL HUSBAND. THE CAR REMAINS SITTING. WE ARE ON A LIMITED INCOME, SOC. SEC. DISABILITY, FOR HIM, I AM NOT ABLE TO WORK AS HE HAS TO HAVE CONSTANT CARE. A SHAME THAT MANUFACTURER IS NO LONGER WILLING TO STAND BEHIND THEIR CARS. *TR

POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT AND ALARM SOUNDED FOLLOWED BY AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POSER STEERING. RESTARTING THE CAR RESET THE POWER STEERING BUT ONLY FOR A COUPLE MINUTES. AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE IS "EXTREMELY" DIFFICULT TO STEER. *TR

WHEN I SHUT OFF MY CAR, THE IGNITION WILL NOT RELEASE THE KEY. THIS HAPPENS EVERY OTHER TIME I USE THE CAR. EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING. ALSO NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING ASSY. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT NOTICE WHILE DRIVING. UPON RESTARTING CAR, POWER STEERING RESTORED, BUT THIS HAPPENS EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS. *TR

POWER STEERING GOES OUT APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 MINUTES INTO DRIVING WITH WARNING BELL AND ERROR PWR STG ON THE DASH INDICATOR. WHEN I RESTART THE CAR, POWER STEERING RETURNS FOR ANOTHER 10 TO 15 MINUTES AND FAILS AGAIN. THIS WILL CONTINUE AS LONG AS I DRIVE THE CAR. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, ALL OF SUDDEN, COULD NOT STEER CAR AT ALL. HAD TO PULL OVER IN TRAFFIC. WHEN I TURNED CAR OFF AND WAITED A MINUTE AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON IT SEEMED TO WORK FINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A BEEPING FOLLOWED BY THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEEL WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE STEERING RETURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000. THE STEERING HAS GONE OUT 5 MORE TIMES SINCE THE SEPTEMBER INCIDENT. UPDATED 11/03/2011 *LN *TR

THE KEY STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, IN THE RUN POSITION. I COULD NOT SHUT THE CAR OFF. I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY FROM THE COMPUTER ASSEMBLY TO SHUT THE CAR OFF. FORTUNATELY, AT THE TIME, THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. IF I WOULD HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR THROUGH THE DEALER, THE COST WOULD HAVE BEEN IN EXCESS OF $500.00. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE, NOW, A YEAR LATER AND AFTER THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, IT IS DISPLAYING THE SAME SYMPTOMS (DIFFICULTY REMOVING KEY FROM IGNITION AFTER SHUTTING ENGINE OFF) AS WERE EXPERIENCED BEFORE THE IGNITION LOCK ASSEMBLY FAILED LAST TIME. THIS PROBLEM, AFTER MUCH ON-LINE RESEARCH, IS AN ISSUE WITH SATURNS FROM 2005-2007. AS MOST INDIVIDUALS NOTED THAT THEY EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, SIX MONTHS OR MORE AFTER REPLACING THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER, THROUGH THEIR DEALERSHIP. MECHANICS ARE NOTING THAT THE ASSEMBLY IS FAULTY, IN THAT EACH TIME THE KEY IS TURNED SMALL BITS OF METAL FROM THE KEY ARE FLAKING OFF INTO THE ASSEMBLY, CAUSING IT TO LOCK UP, TYPICALLY IN THE ON POSITION. THANKFULLY, FOR ME, THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED CLOSE TO HOME. THIS VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THE REPAIR I AM AGAIN ANTICIPATING WILL TAKE REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION LOCK ASSEMBLY. THIS IS SOMETHING I WILL BE DOING MYSELF OR SEEKING THE SERVICES OF A 'SHADE TREE' MECHANIC, AS I DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A GM DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS LISTED ON-LINE THROUGH EDMONDS AND OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINT SITES, I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD BE TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAULTY PARTS AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THIS POOR ENGINEERING SHOULD NOT BE AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE FOR ANY CONSUMER. *TR THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER LEARNED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED. HOWEVER, GM INFORMED HIM, THE VEHICLES WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WAS COVERED. THE CONSUMER DISPUTED THAT, SAYING HIS VEHICLE DID HAVE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. UPDATED 09/29/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXIT A PARKING SPACE BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT BUDGE. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE CURRENT FAILURE WAS 116,000.